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The Colombian white-faced capuchin was one of the many species originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. [4] It is a member of the family Cebidae , the family of New World monkeys containing capuchin monkeys and squirrel monkeys .
[3] [4] Although the Colombian white-headed capuchin retained the scientific name C. capucinus from prior to the species being split, almost all previous research on white-faced capuchins under the name C. capucinus had actually been on the Central American species C. imitator as there have not been any field studies on the South American species.
White-fronted capuchin (Cebus albifrons) Subfamily Cebinae (capuchin monkeys) Genus Cebus (gracile capuchin monkeys) Colombian white-faced capuchin or Colombian white-headed capuchin, Cebus capucinus; Panamanian white-faced capuchin or Panamanian white-headed capuchin, Cebus imitator; Marañón white-fronted capuchin, Cebus yuracus
White-fronted capuchin can refer to any of a number of species of gracile capuchin monkey which used to be considered as the single species Cebus albifrons.White-fronted capuchins are found in seven different countries in South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Capuchin monkeys are usually dark brown with a cream/off-white coloring around their necks. They reach a length of 30 to 56 cm (12 to 22 in), with tails that are just as long as the body. On average, they weigh from 1.4 to 4 kg (3 to 9 pounds) and live up to 25 years old in their natural habitats, [ citation needed ] and up to 35 in captivity.
Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin is found in eastern Colombia, southern Venezuela, northern Brazil, and potentially Trinidad. [9] [10] It prefers primary forest but is also found in various types of secondary forest. [9] It tends to prefer moister and less disturbed forest than other capuchin species. [9]
White-footed tamarin, Saguinus leucopus VU; Cottontop tamarin, Saguinus oedipus EN; Genus: Callimico. Goeldi's marmoset, Callimico goeldii NT; Subfamily: Cebinae. Genus: Cebus. Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin, Cebus albifrons LC; Colombian white-faced capuchin, Cebus capucinus LC; Río Cesar white-fronted capuchin, Cebus cesare DD
Map shows combined range of Colombian and Panamanian white-faced capuchins; Colombian white-faced capuchin range shown in red [3] [13] Common squirrel monkey: